Industry Insights
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Why Current Anti-MFA Approaches Aren’t Enough
Industry Insights April 9, 2024The latest made-for-advertising scandal shows that, while industry attention to so-called MFA sites has skyrocketed in recent months, it’s harder for brands to avoid MFAs than many in digital advertising suggest.
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B2B Marketers Need a New Cookie Recipe
Industry Insights April 8, 2024In the third-party cookie heyday, it was easy and profitable for B2B marketers to take the easy road. They could broadly define the necessary audience segments they wanted, similar to how one might sift through a bag of "M&M's. Once a B2B marketer settled on what they wanted, they assumed that they could just buy green or red M&Ms from any partner and they’d all be the same.
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Brad Barnett of Nationwide on Strategic Branding
Industry Insights April 8, 2024Brad Barnett is VP of enterprise marketing at Nationwide. Barnett will be a speaker at the ANA Brand Masters Conference, April 15 to17 in Carlsbad, California. ANA senior director of brand and media John Paquin recently sat down with Barnett for a pre-conference interview where they discussed having an iconic jingle, strategic partnerships, and utilizing budget.
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CPRA: What All Advertisers Must Do to Comply
Industry Insights April 5, 2024The California Privacy Rights Act (also called CPRA or Proposition 24) amended and added new privacy protections to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that advertisers must comply with.
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4 Marketing Experts on AI & Organization
Industry Insights April 4, 2024ANA events bring together some of the smartest and most-talented marketers in the industry to share insights and best practices that help ANA members get the most out of their own marketing efforts.
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Greenwashing, And How to Avoid It
Industry Insights April 4, 2024Greenwashing is advertising that carries misleading environmental claims, and it is a serious issue. An issue that could damage public trust in the genuine sustainable claims that brands make. It is essential that, as an industry, we promote our clients in totally open, honest, and transparent ways so that we can preserve the public’s trust in our work. Greenwashing not only erodes trust towards advertising (thus, reducing overall advertising effectiveness) but could even discourage companies from promoting their green initiatives, in fear of being labelled “greenwashers.” This is a topic that we need to get right.
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Key Takeaways from the ANA’s 2024 LGBTQ+ Marketing Inclusion Survey
Industry Insights April 3, 2024Recent findings from the ANA’s latest LGBTQ+ Marketing Inclusion Survey show an upswing in support for LGBTQ+ representation in marketing. For instance, the report found that 55 percent of marketers participate in some form of LGBTQ+ marketing, with a resounding 97 percent believing inclusivity has a positive brand impact. Rainbow-washing has decreased, with inclusive marketing becoming more of an all-year occurrence, rather than just a Pride-month moment.
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National Beer Day: Showcasing Effective Campaigns
Industry Insights April 3, 2024Given how much satisfaction beer gives us (sometimes too much!), it’s appropriate that we should commemorate the fizzy, malty, hoppy beverage on April 7th, National Beer Day. In honor of the occasion, consider the following innovative marketing efforts undertaken to promote this fine elixir.
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Why Marketers Don’t Succeed at Personalization
Industry Insights April 2, 2024Deloitte’s most recent biannual survey of more than 300 CMOs found that an investment in the “right tech” is a top priority for driving organic revenue growth. Among available tactics, technology-driven efforts to drive personalization, or messages tailored to individual shoppers’ preferences, have emerged as an essential strategy for growing companies.
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Why the Devil Is in the (Data) Details for CTV Performance
Industry Insights April 1, 2024Brands are turning to streaming and other advanced TV formats en masse, looking to reach consumers who may or may not be accessible via cable with TV creative and the engagement that it brings. This comes with the added promise of the dynamic targeting capabilities marketers have come to expect from digital advertising.
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AI Campaigns and Case Studies
Industry Insights March 29, 2024Below are case studies and campaigns that successfully utilized AI.
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Are Protected Audiences the Future?
Industry Insights March 28, 2024Despite Protected Audiences having the potential to deliver ad performance and targeting capabilities that maintain consumer privacy, the question remains: Is the industry ready to embrace this new solution (and is the solution ready to be embraced); or will it be a temporary solution that never gets off the ground?
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Melanie Huet of Newell Brands on Leveraging AI
Industry Insights March 27, 2024Melanie Huet is president of brand management and innovation at Newell Brands. She will be a speaker at the ANA Brand Masters Conference, April 15 to17 in Carlsbad, California. ANA senior director of brand and media John Paquin recently sat down with Melanie for a pre-conference interview where they discussed the game-changing nature of artificial intelligence and the limitless possibilities AI presents for innovation-focused businesses.
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Humor in Ads Needs a Revamp
Industry Insights March 26, 2024Heard that humor is hot in advertising right now? You must be having a laugh. Despite advertisers predicted to pick up the stand-up mic this year after seemingly taking itself a little too seriously – the ad industry has so far barely managed to register a titter.
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Nonprofit Federation Member Spotlight Series: CARE
Industry Insights March 25, 2024ANA member CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. CARE’s CMO Monica Rowe spent nearly 20 years working for some of the world’s most influential fashion and beauty brands before transitioning to the for-purpose space. Alicia Osgood, director of communications for the ANA Nonprofit Federation, spoke with Monica about marketing humanity and how CARE overcomes the economic storms by innovating, embracing new technologies, and maximizing partnerships.
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4 Marketing Experts on Creativity & Tech
Industry Insights March 22, 2024ANA events bring together some of the smartest and most-talented marketers in the industry to share insights and best practices that help ANA members get the most out of their own marketing efforts.
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Are You Too Late to Act on the Identity Evolution?
Industry Insights March 21, 2024Google has finally restricted cookie support for one percent of all Chrome users. Now that the slow decline of cookies is finally upon us, brands and agencies are asking, “Is it too late to prepare new identity strategies and solutions?” Fortunately, there are steps you can take to ensure your company isn’t playing catch up.
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How to Reach High-Intent Vacationers
Industry Insights March 20, 2024Utilizing audience segmentation is critical for travel marketers to understand the external factors that are influencing their travel plans, and break down massive audiences into their most likely vacationers.
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Balancing Act: Navigating Personalization and Privacy in Modern Marketing
Industry Insights March 19, 2024Marketers face a precarious tightrope act as they attempt to balance personalization and privacy. The stakes are high, with a single misstep threatening to send a brand spiraling downward. Yet, as circus performers know, it’s possible! Before we explore methods to strike the required balance, let’s address why “taking the walk” is worth it.
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Why Businesses Should Be Thinking About Measurement First
Industry Insights March 18, 2024Not spending the time to set up an effective, resilient measurement strategy that’s focused on the right things will hurt businesses who are relying on the general ease with which they get information today. Here are three key steps to making sure businesses are set up as they prepare for this pivotal year.
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